RC 261025SAfm
Sunday, 25 October 2026
A Zamrock-focused episode marking Zambia's independence, where a listener correctly named Watchmen as the series featuring Witch's Living in the Past in Spot the Soundtrack.
- 03:52
Zamrock emerged in Zambia in the early 1970s, fusing psychedelic rock, hard rock and funk with African rhythms, inspired by Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles.
- 03:53
Economic hardship, a declining live music scene and the HIV/AIDS epidemic drove the movement's decline in the late 1970s and 1980s, but record collectors later reissued forgotten recordings.
- 05:59
A listener correctly identified Watchmen as the series featuring Zamrock band Witch's Living in the Past, which appears in episode six, winning the Spot the Soundtrack quiz.
- 03:35
Zambia marked its independence on 24 October 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia, raising a new flag and declaring its destiny as a nation.